Bebop Spoken There

John McLaughlin: ''It was then that Coltrane came along and single-handedly brought this dimension of spirituality into jazz. It was a pivotal experience to me.'' (DownBeat September, 2026)

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18957 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 821 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Sept. 30.) 100.

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

From This Moment On

October.

Mon 05: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 05: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).

Tue 06: Alan Law @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 2:00pm. Free. Alan Law (piano) w. Paul Grainger (double bass).
Tue 06: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Murray Oak, Paul Grainger, John Bradford.
Tue 06: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. 7:30pm. Free.
Tue 06: Black is the Color of My Voice @ Northern Stage, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Apphia Campbell’s one-woman stage play inspired by Nina Simone. First night of two.

Wed 07: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free. Wed 07: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 07: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 07: Black is the Color of My Voice @ Northern Stage, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Apphia Campbell’s one-woman stage play inspired by Nina Simone. Second night of two.

Thu 08: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 08: Pete Tanton’s Chet Set @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. Free (donations).
Thu 08: Indigo Jazz Voices w. Little Big Band @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. £5.00.

Fri 09: Dean Stockdale Trio @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £9.00. Dean Stockdale (piano); Mick Shoulder (double bass); John Bradford (drums).
Fri 09: John Rowland Trio @ Jesmond Library, Newcastle. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 09: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 09: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 09: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 09: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle.

Sat 10: Catfish Keith @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £19.00. + bf. Jumpin’ Hot Club.

Sun 11: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 11: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 2:30pm. Free. Feat. guest Jack ‘Banjo’ Courtney (trumpet).
Sun 11: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 11: Harry Christelis Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A Jazz Co-op-JNE co-promotion.

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Ed Kainyek Quartet w. Rachel Howells @ the Moor Club, Heaton Moor, Stockport - Nov. 3

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Ed Kainyek (tenor sax); Rachel Howells (vocals); Max Rosen (keys); Gavin Barras (bass); Tim Franks (drums);  Paul Hartley (compere) + Al Scott (keys)*  

This was my fourth visit to the Moor Club's Sunday evening jazz nights and one thing I’ve learned is that if you want to get a good seat then get there early. By 8:30pm the room was filling up nicely with plenty of jazz fans that I recall from the Railway as well as a few newcomers which was great to see. I was pleased to note that, just right of the bar, was a poster of the late great Dexter Gordon - the atmospheric one by Herman Leonard with smoke everywhere. I have the very same picture at home but it is in a heavy frame so it just stands against the wall. Paul said to the audience This is a no smoking room by the way which I thought was amusing.


Ed was playing a Yamaha 475 tenor sax and sounded great. I think I saw a soprano sax on the floor but I can’t  recall it being played.


I hadn't heard Rachel Howells before but she has a pleasing voice and chose some wonderful songs that were well received by the audience. 


Max Rosen is a recent addition to the local scene. Tonight the tunes were mainly standards but I’ve heard him take on some tricky bop themes and he can really play. 


Good to see Gavin Barras on bass and Tim Franks on drums. At the start of the second set Al Scott took over for a couple of tunes. Plenty of interesting material got played tonight and one number that a lot of players are featuring nowadays is Autumn Nocturne. Next Sunday, Nov. 10, the Moor Club features the Richard Wetherall Trio so that’s a sure-fire winner. Mike Farmer


If I Should Lose You; My Romance; I’m Old Fashioned (vcl); You Stepped Out of a Dream; Autumn Nocturne (vcl); I’ts All Right With Me (vcl); How Deep is the Ocean?*; If I Were a Bell (vcl)*; The Girl From Ipanema (vcl); The Masquerade is Over (vcl);Yesterdays (vcl).

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